Indus Valley
Storyboard Tekst
- Welcome to Mohenjo-Daro, which is located in modern-day Pakistan and Northern India
- This was around 5,000 years ago, along the Indus river
- This is how distant trade happened. They would travel by sea to trade with another civilization. Trading is when you exchange goods with another. This benefits you, and whoever you traded with. Their main trade partner was Mesopotamia. which is in the Middle East.
- Hey! Get going and stack the boxes!
- The Indus Valley homes were built around courtyards. They also had stairs that led to the rooftop so they had extra space to work and relax.
- Along with what he said, the homes had not a lot of furniture but they did have indoor plumbing and bathrooms.
- The Indus Valley civilization had wells for water and bathrooms with pipes that carried the peoples waste into the main drain.
- The waste was taken care of through the underground pipes, which were covered in bricks. These holes here are almost like how the Indus Valley Civilization toilets.
- This pool represents the Great Bath.
- The Great Bath was during the prime time of the Indus Civilization. It was a pit in the ground that was 8 feet lower than surrounding flooring, and measure 897 square feet. It is not known of the importance of this structure, but researchers think that it had to do with religious ceremonies and cleanings.
- Example of a Seal
- Seals show things like who owned a sack of grain, or that the correct amount of tax was paid. Lots of seals had pictures of animals on them.
- These are what seals are.
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